"We're not committed to a peaceful resolution," McMaster said.
"We're committed to a resolution."

"We want the resolution to be peaceful, but as the president has
said, all options are on the table," said McMaster. "We have to
be prepared if necessary to compel the denuclearization of North
Korea without the cooperation of that regime."

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Denuclearization by force equals a massive war, no way around it

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The North Korean military conducted a "Combined Fire Demonstration" in Wonsan in April to celebrate its 85th anniversary.

In separate comments to PBS News Hour on
Monday, McMaster reaffirmed his belief that the chance of war
with North Korea is growing every day, and added that "we have a
very short amount of time to be able to address the problem."

At the same time, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis dished out
another revelation from the country's top national security
minds.

Essentially, the missile can probably lob a heavy nuclear warhead
as far as the US, but its ability to evade missile defenses and
to function properly once it gets there isn't a sure thing.

Is the US headed for war?

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Associated Press

Taken together, the comments from the US's top military advisers
and officials paint a picture of a US that still sees a slim
window to use force against North Korea.

For decades, as North Korea's nuclear might has grown, US and
South Korean leaders have been deterred by Pyongyang's massive
offensive output.

But today, as North Korea perfects its missile program to the
point where it can nearly hold targets in the US at risk of
nuclear annihilation, the world's greatest military seems like
they won't allow a set of calculations on paper to tell them
their strength is no good here.